Politifact.com: Stories mentioning Mitch McConnellhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/mitch-mcconnell/Stories or blog posts about Mitch McConnell from Politifact.comen-usThu, 17 Mar 2016 17:37:10 -0400In Context: The &#39;Biden Rule&#39; on Supreme Court nominations in an election yearhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/mar/17/context-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell invoked the so-called &quot;Biden Rule&quot; to justify why the Senate should not consider the nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court in an election year. Yes, as in Vice President Joe Biden. McConnell is using Biden&rsquo;s own words from 1992, when George H.W. Bush was president and Biden was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to explain why he intends to block President Barack Obama&rsquo;s Supreme Court pick in an election year. &quot;The Senate will continue to observe the Biden Rule so that the American people have a voice in this momentous decision&quot; ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2016/mar/17/context-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/">>>More</a>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:37:10 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/mar/17/context-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/Is U.S. nearly alone in allowing late-term abortions? Not exactly.http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2015/nov/05/us-nearly-alone-allowing-late-term-abortions-not-e/John Cornyn of Texas took to the Senate floor in late September with a dramatic claim: &quot;The United States is only one of seven nations in the world that allows late-term abortions after a baby in utero is a viable human being. We are right there alongside the great defenders of human rights such as China, North Korea and Vietnam.&quot; That set the Truth-O-Meter in motion. But then, with a nudge from Cornyn&rsquo;s office, we recognized Cornyn had aired a different, limited version of his claim in debate Sept. 21. That day, in fact, the 1-in-7 figure was lofted by ... <a href="/texas/article/2015/nov/05/us-nearly-alone-allowing-late-term-abortions-not-e/">>>More</a>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:07:24 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2015/nov/05/us-nearly-alone-allowing-late-term-abortions-not-e/McConnell vs. Paul on the Patriot Act and telephone records: What the government accesseshttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jun/02/mcconnell-vs-paul-patriot-act-and-telephone-record/Congress has been battling this week over how to handle the expiration of certain provisions of the Patriot Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been fighting for an extension, while U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has been fighting it every step of the way. Largely because Paul ran out the clock, the government surveillance program that collects Americans&rsquo; phone records in bulk -- made public by Edward Snowden&rsquo;s revelations -- temporarily expired May 31. Two days later, the Senate passed a House surveillance bill that restored the programs with a few new limitations.&nbsp; Paul sees the original program as ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jun/02/mcconnell-vs-paul-patriot-act-and-telephone-record/">>>More</a>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:13:18 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jun/02/mcconnell-vs-paul-patriot-act-and-telephone-record/3 key Keystone XL questions answeredhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jan/09/3-key-keystone-xl-questions-answered/As one of the first acts of the 114th Congress, Republicans are committed to passing a bill that would permit construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada through the United States. But if the bill passes, the White House has said President Barack Obama wouldn&rsquo;t sign it, claiming that this particular responsibility lies with the Executive Branch, not Congress. As the showdown plays out, we wanted to answer to three key questions you might have about the Keystone XL proposal. SUPPORT POLITIFACT&#39;S KICKSTARTER TO LIVE FACT-CHECK THE 2015 STATE OF THE UNION. What is it? The 875-mile Keystone ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jan/09/3-key-keystone-xl-questions-answered/">>>More</a>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:36:58 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/jan/09/3-key-keystone-xl-questions-answered/Some politicians spoke the truth in 2014http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/dec/24/some-politicians-spoke-truth-2014/This past year in politics saw lots of questionable -- if not flat out false -- claims. But don&rsquo;t get too depressed: There were also more than a few comments that earned a True rating from the Truth-O-Meter, including statements by members of both parties. Here&rsquo;s a sampling: *** Facebook Post: Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014. We found small differences in the actual percentages -- Congress had roughly a 14 percent approval rate, and the incumbent re-election rate may be as low as 95 percent -- but the point ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2014/dec/24/some-politicians-spoke-truth-2014/">>>More</a>Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:00:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/dec/24/some-politicians-spoke-truth-2014/McConnell and Boehner&#39;s goals for the 114th Congresshttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/nov/10/mcconnell-and-boehners-goals-114th-congress/In January, the Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate, as well as shore up their majority in the House of Representatives. What will they do with their newly won power? House Speaker John Boehner and soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have laid out some of their top legislative priorities. It&rsquo;s a range of issues -- everything from dismantling the Affordable Care Act to passing international trade agreements, and shutting down the possibility of another government shutdown. The GOP leadership didn&rsquo;t campaign on a formal agenda, instead unveiling their priorities after they won the Senate majority. We want ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2014/nov/10/mcconnell-and-boehners-goals-114th-congress/">>>More</a>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 16:16:05 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/nov/10/mcconnell-and-boehners-goals-114th-congress/Previewing the Kentucky U.S. Senate debatehttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/oct/13/previewing-kentucky-us-senate-debate/Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes will meet Monday night in the first &mdash; and perhaps only &mdash; debate of the Kentucky senate race. With less than a month to go until Election Day, polls indicate a tight race. McConnell holds a tight but firm four-point lead over Grimes, according to the Real Clear Politics average. Voters watching the debate on Oct. 13, 2014, will decide whether to send McConnell back to Washington for a sixth term or to elect Grimes and help Democrats maintain control of the upper chamber. The debate can be seen on ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2014/oct/13/previewing-kentucky-us-senate-debate/">>>More</a>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:00:29 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/oct/13/previewing-kentucky-us-senate-debate/The Kentucky U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so farhttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/sep/24/kentucky-us-senate-race-fact-checks-so-far/Editor&rsquo;s note: Today we look at the race for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. It&#39;s the fifth in a series of stories about our fact-checks in closely contested Senate races. Our previous installments looked at the races in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado and Iowa. Mitch McConnell&rsquo;s bid to become Senate majority leader begins by defending the Kentucky seat he has held for nearly 30 years. McConnell, a Republican, has faced a spirited challenge from Democratic opponent Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Kentucky secretary of state. McConnell has held onto a slim but consistent lead in the race, coming out ahead in nearly every ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2014/sep/24/kentucky-us-senate-race-fact-checks-so-far/">>>More</a>Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:12:48 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/sep/24/kentucky-us-senate-race-fact-checks-so-far/Is there a corporate tax break that ships jobs overseas?http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/sep/16/there-corporate-tax-break-ships-jobs-overseas/Democrats and their advocates have washed, rinsed and are now repeating one of their favorite talking points from 2012: that &quot;(Insert Republican Here) supports tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas.&quot; There&rsquo;s a lot packed into this insult. It implies that the person on the receiving end is beholden to corporate interests, against sensible tax reform and unconcerned about American employment. It plays to Americans&rsquo; economic woes and fits into the recent discussions about corporate tax reform, following Burger King&rsquo;s merger with a Canadian company. Only a CPA might enjoy digging into the nuances of tax policy. But our ... <a href="/truth-o-meter/article/2014/sep/16/there-corporate-tax-break-ships-jobs-overseas/">>>More</a>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:30:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/sep/16/there-corporate-tax-break-ships-jobs-overseas/Obama&#39;s vacation observation, Mitch McConnell&#39;s millions: PolitiFact Oregon Rounduphttp://www.politifact.com/oregon/article/2014/aug/26/obamas-vacation-observation-mitch-mcconnells-milli/Millions of Americans may be on vacation much of this month, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean professional fact-checkers will be joining them. Today&rsquo;s PolitiFact Oregon Roundup is proof of that. Why? Because we&rsquo;re including a claim made by President Barack Obama that touches on &ndash; what else? &ndash; vacations. So rather than give away the ending, let&rsquo;s just get going. 1. Maybe if he&rsquo;d called it &lsquo;recess,&rsquo; instead President Obama recently dinged Congress for going on &quot;vacation&quot; at precisely the time, he said, when important decisions need to be made. PolitiFact National&rsquo;s check &ndash; made at the same time the president ... <a href="/oregon/article/2014/aug/26/obamas-vacation-observation-mitch-mcconnells-milli/">>>More</a>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:15:08 -0400http://www.politifact.com/oregon/article/2014/aug/26/obamas-vacation-observation-mitch-mcconnells-milli/